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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444">For over 35 years, educators have benefited from a unique professional development opportunity known as
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">the Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank Fellowship Program</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">in Gifted Education</span></strong>. The Fellowship will be held
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">July 10-14, 2017,</span></strong> on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, and
<a href="https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/registration.aspx">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#2585B2">the application process has opened</span></strong></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#1F497D"> (<a href="https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/registration.aspx">https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/registration.aspx</a>)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444">This exciting professional development experience allows educators (classroom teachers, school counselors, and administrators) to learn more
about gifted and talented students and ways to meet their needs. Participants live on campus for a week, collaborating with others who share their commitment. As one participant said:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444">“The Fellowship has certainly given me more knowledge. It has also helped me to realize that learning about gifted education is a process, not a destination. I think no matter how
long I do this I will have more to learn, but that is okay. It will make me a more compassionate, understanding teacher.”<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444">This unique Fellowship is designed for the general education teacher—the individual who spends the greatest amount of classroom time with gifted
and talented learners. This year, we also welcome teacher leaders/instructional coaches, knowing they work closely with teachers to improve their practice.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">An endowment covers the cost of</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">room, board, university resources (including WiFi), and nationally recognized experts in gifted education</span></strong>. We ask that districts support their participants through a payment of a $250 resource
fee. These resources are comprehensive, serving as useful resources for others in your district.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444"><a href="https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/Docs/Brochure_2017.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2585B2">Download</span></a>
and disseminate a brochure</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#1F497D"> (<a href="https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/Docs/Brochure_2017.pdf">https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/Docs/Brochure_2017.pdf</a>)
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444">providing an overview of the program. Encourage educators who want to learn about the nature and needs of talented children to
<a href="https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/registration.aspx">
<span style="color:#2585B2">apply online</span></a>. Each applicant is responsible for completing the application process by
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">March 17</span></strong> and must ask for a brief statement of support from a district administrator, also
<a href="https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/educators/fellowship/registration.aspx">
<span style="color:#2585B2">submitted online</span></a> by <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">March 17</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#444444">If you have any questions about the Fellowship or the application process, please contact Dr. Laurie Croft, Associate Director for Professional Development at
<a href="mailto:laurie-croft@uiowa.edu"><span style="color:#2585B2">laurie-croft@uiowa.edu</span></a> or 319-335-6148/800-336-6463. We look forward to having an educators from your district join us this summer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laurie J. Croft, Ph.D.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Clinical Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Associate Director for Professional Development<br>
The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center <br>
for Gifted Education and Talent Development<br>
600 Blank Honors Center<br>
The University of Iowa<br>
Iowa City, IA 52242-0454<br>
319/335-6148 800/336-6463<br>
Fax 319/335-5151<br>
e-mail: </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:laurie-croft@uiowa.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">laurie-croft@uiowa.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Follow us on Twitter @belinblank or @LCroft57<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#00436E">Nurturing
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#00436E">Potential</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00436E"> |
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#00436E">Excellence</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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